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FAA launches new Center of Excellence for alternative jet fuels; $40M in funding over 10 years

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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected a team of universities to lead a new Air Transportation Center of Excellence ( COE ) for alternative jet fuels and the environment. Research and development efforts by the team will focus on NextGen environmental goals for noise, air quality, climate change and energy.

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Study finds rising emissions of ozone-depleting CFC-11, banned by Montreal Protocol

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Measurements from Hawaii indicate the sources of the increasing emissions are likely in eastern Asia. Elkins (2018) β€œAn unexpected and persistent increase in global emissions of ozone-depleting CFC-11” Nature volume 557, pages 413–417 doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0106-2. Portmann, John S. Daniel, Lambert Kuijpers, Brad D. Miller & James W.

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U Hawaii team studies characteristics and stability of drop-in NERF biofuel replacements for NATO marine diesel

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Turn at the University of Hawaii report on the storage and oxidation stabilities of SIP-76, CHCD-76, and their blends with F-76. In addition, the shipboard environment and mixed fuel-seawater ballasting practices on Navy ships present unique challenges for preserving fuel quality. Now, Jinxia Fu and Scott Q. Jinxia Fu, Scott Q.

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